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Preschoolers know a lot of things they didn't know as babies. They don't read independently, but if they've been read to a lot, they know a thing or two about reading:

 

  •     They know books are read from front to back.

  •     Pictures should be right-side up.

  •     Reading is done from left to right.

  •     The language of books is different from spoken language.

  •     Words have different sounds in them.

  •     There are familiar and unfamiliar words.

  •     Stories have a beginning, a middle, and ending.

 

All of these are emergent literacy skills — important building blocks toward the day when they'll read independently. How can you encourage further development of these skills? Just keep reading aloud.​

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